Nigeria to Ban Arrivals From THESE 4 Nations in Response to Restrictions Over Omicron
The Nigerian government has announced its intention to ban arrivals from Canada, Britain, Argentina and Saudi Arabia from Tuesday, after the four countries added Nigeria on their “ red list” and banned foreign travels from the country after detection of a new coronavirus variant – Omicron.Also Read - Omicron: Flying to UK? Country Hikes Virus Alert Level From Level 3 to Level 4- What You Must Know
The decision was to reciprocate restricted flights from Nigeria into those countries over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, said Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika on Sunday at a news conference in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub. Also Read - Omicron Spreads Faster Than Delta, Reduces Vaccine Efficacy: WHO | Top 5 Points to Know
Sirika added that if those countries placed Nigeria on a red list, they lacked the moral right to have their airlines fly into Nigeria on commercial operations, Xinhua news agency reported. Also Read - Vaccinated Against Covid? This Airline is Offering Discount on Flight Tickets. Here's How to Avail
Aviation Minister said:
“I participated in a meeting with the Covid-19 task force, and we gave our input that it is not acceptable to us and we recommended that Canada, the UK, Saudi Arabia and Argentina be put on the “red list”. As they did to us, if they do not allow our citizens into their countries…They are not supposed to come in. I am very sure in the next three days, on Monday or Tuesday, all those countries will be put on the red list of Covid-19.”
Sirika apologised to Nigerians, intending to travel to those countries, but said the Nigerian government’s decision was in the interest of the country.
